Companions

Companions of BAM (CBAM) include:

  • Leaders in the private, public, and third sector who have had a significant impact on management practices and thinking in their own organizations and/or beyond;
  • Leaders of professional institutions and bodies, trade and business associations, and trades unions who have influenced management thinking and the conduct and activity of management in the UK and beyond;
  • People who have played a significant institutional role in the leadership and development of scholarly associations advancing management knowledge – in related fields, in sibling management academies and equivalent beyond the UK, and within BAM itself;
  • Thought leaders on management outside academia, including journalists, politicians and other public intellectuals.

Companionship Awards 2023

BAM is delighted to announce that the following individuals have been announced as BAM Companions at the BAM2023 Conference at Nottingham Trent University. The Companions are listed as follow:

  • Richard Spencer, Director of Sustainability, ICAEW

Companionship Awards 2022

BAM is delighted to announce that the following individuals have been announced as BAM Companions at the BAM2022 Conference at the University of Manchester. The Companions are listed as follow:

  • Diana Beech, CEO, London Higher
  • Amanda Blanc, CEO, Aviva
  • Nick Hillman, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI)
  • Andrew Jack. Global Education Editor, Financial Times
  • Mark Leach, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, WonkHE
  • Gordon Marsden, former MP and founder of the Lifelong Learning Commission and co-founder of the Right to Learn campaign
  • Juergen Maier CBE, Industrialist; Chair, Digital Catapult; former Chief Executive, Siemens UK
  • Rosie Tressler, CEO, Student Minds

Companionship Awards 2021

BAM is delighted to announce that twelve individuals have been announced as BAM Companions at the BAM2021 Conference In The Cloud. The Companions are listed as follow:

  • Lord Blunkett
  • Lord Willetts
  • Rt Hn Chris Skidmore MP
  • Dr David Nabarro, World Health Organisation Special Envoy for COVID-19
  • John Atkinson
  • Prof Kerry Brown, President, Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Prof Xavier Castañer, President, International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM)
  • Prof Sandro Castaldo, President, Italian Society of Management (SIMA) 
  • Prof Anthony McDonnell, Chair, Irish Academy of Management (IAM)
  • Prof Kathrin Moeslein, President, European Academy of Management (EURAM)
  • Prof Arabella Mocciaro, Secretary, Italian Society of Management (SIMA)
  • Prof Alberto Pastore, Past President, Italian Society of Management (SIMA)

Companionship Awards 2020

BAM is delighted to announce that five individuals have been announced as BAM Companions at the BAM Conference In The Cloud. The Companions are listed as follow:

  • Dr Andrew Hawkins, Senior Director, Microsoft
  • Dr Melanie Knetsch, Deputy Director of Impact and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council
  • Dr Joe MacDonagh, Past Chair, Irish Academy of Management
  • Professor Robert MacIntosh, Head of School of Social Sciences, Heriot Watt University and Chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools
  • Professor Sue Rigby, Vice Chancellor, Bath Spa University

Companionship Awards 2019

BAM is delighted to announce that five individuals have been announced as BAM Companions at the 33rd Annual Conference at Aston University. The Companions are listed as follow:

  •  Prof Melanie Bryant, President of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  •  Prof Julia Clarke, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Wolverhampton and past Chair, Chartered Association of Business Schools
  •  Dr Felicity Kelliher, Chair, Irish Academy of Management (IAM)
  •  Prof Angus Laing, Dean of Lancaster University Management School and past Chair, Chartered Association of Business Schools
  •  Prof Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology at University College London

Companionship Awards 2018

BAM is delighted to announce that six individuals have been announced as BAM Companions at the 32nd Annual Conference at the University of the West of England. The Companions are listed as follow

  • Lord Bichard, Former Civil Servant
  • Lord Bilimoria, Founder of Cobra Beer
  • Prof Lee Di Milia, President of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Jonathan Dimbleby, British Author and Presenter
  • John Manzoni, Chief Executive, Civil Service
  • Vicky Pryce, Economist

Companionship Awards 2017

BAM is delighted to announce that seven individuals have been announced asBAM Companions at the 31st BAM Annual Conference at the University of Warwick. The Companions are listed as follows:

  • Eliat Aram, CEO, Tavistock Institute
  • Chris Daly, Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Marketing
  • Jacky Holloway, Past President, British Academy of Management
  • Kate Kearins, President of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Howard Kerr, Chief Executive, British Standards Institute
  • Andy Rubin, CEO, Pentland Brands 
  • Sir Martin Sorrell, founder of WPP plc

Companionship Awards 2016

BAM is delighted to announce that seven individuals have been announced as BAM Companions at the 30th BAM Annual Conference at Newcastle University. The Companions are listed as follows:

  • Paul Adler, Professor of Management and Organization, of Sociology, and of Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California
  • Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
  • Ann Francke, Chief Executive, Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
  • Sir Paul Judge
  • Martin Grimmer, President of the Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Margaret Linehan, Chair, Irish Academy of Management (IAM)
  • Frances O'Grady, General Secretary, Trade Union Congress (TUC)